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Gibbon heart-lung machineThe first heart-lung machine. Named for the American physician John H. Gibbon who built it in 1937. This machine used two roller pumps and could replace the heart and lungs of a cat but was too small for dogs or humans. Gibbon joined forces in 1946 with Thomas Watson, an engineer and chairman of IBM. Gibbon, Watson, and five IBM engineers created a [..]
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